Navrongo Solar Power Station

Solar power plant in Ghana

10°55′24″N 01°03′19″W / 10.92333°N 1.05528°W / 10.92333; -1.05528StatusOperationalConstruction began2012Commission date2013Owner(s)Volta River AuthoritySolar farm TypeFlat-panel PVPower generationNameplate capacity2.5 MW (3,400 hp)

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Navrongo Solar Power Station is a 2.5 MW (3,400 hp) solar power plant in Ghana.^[1]

Location

The power station is located near the town of Navrongo, Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region of Ghana. This location lies approximately 820 kilometres (510 mi) by road, north of Accra, the country's capital and largest city.^[2]

Overview

Built at a cost of just over US$8 million, the plant is the first grid-ready solar station in the country. It is owned by Volta River Authority (VRA), the Ghanaian parastatal responsible for public electricity generation. The power plant was commissioned in 2013.^[3]

References

^ Daily Graphic (8 May 2013). "VRA completes first solar plant in Navrongo". Myjoyonline.com Quoting Daily Graphic. Accra. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ GFC (25 February 2016). "Distance between Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana and Navrongo, Kassena Nankana, Upper East, Ghana". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ Editorial (9 May 2013). "Let's Have Regional Solar Plants". Accra: Modernghana.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.